German 60 Team: Day 1 Success on the Slow German Red Clay
There are teams from four regions at this competition for over 60 women, Mainz is one, Berlin is one and a team from Bavaria, along with ETUF Essen. The draw […]
Category Archives: Essen Germany
German Team Championships: Practice Day
ETUF, Essen, Germany Friday Sept. 8 Today after sleeping some I practiced with Luisa, Sabine and Desiree from the ETUF 60s team at high noon. It was in the high […]
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: USA to Germany (With a Detour to Amsterdam)
Wednesday and Thursday I travelled to Essen, Germany (near Dusseldorf) for the German team finals. My trip to Europe, which was not expected to involve train travel nor a stop […]
Successful Saturday in Essen
Saturday the ETUF Essen team played a team from Dusseldorf, a larger city about 30 minutes drive to the south. We fielded quite an international team: the four singles players […]
Practicing on the Red Clay in Germany
This week I have been practicing on the red clay both with teammates and with players Sabine (the captain) has organized for me, which has been great, though the weather […]
Team Success in Germany
May 1, 2023: German Labor Day, USA May Day Today I played my first team match in Germany. The team matches take up the entire day! Dagmar, Desiree, Gabi, Carolyn, […]
Tennis on Red Clay and a Regatta!
Sunday April 30, 2023, Essen, Germany Today I played tennis on the red clay at ETUF Essen, then walked along the Baldeneysee where a regatta was taking place. The sun […]
Germany!
Jet lag or just circadian rhythm confusion? After I left Italy less than two weeks ago I got one of the viruses floating around…not the flu, not covid but a […]
Essen Singles/Doubles Champion
Draws are here. I played the singles final, and the doubles semis and final both today. I played Jutta Boekmann in the singles final and won 60 60, though she […]
Into the Essen Final
Draws are here. I had a pretty easy semi today. The woman I played, Corrine Franoux (France) had a three hour semi yesterday and a two hour match the day […]
Successful Start in Essen
Draws are here I started today by somehow getting lost on the way to the courts (I think my gps was set to the wrong address)…somehow I got to the […]
Last Practice Day in Essen
Draws are here. Today was another practice day in Essen. I hit quite a bit, first with Heide Orth (what a beautiful backhand and deadly drop shot), then with Heidi […]
Practice Day 2 in Essen
Monday was a second practice day for me and another rainy day. Draws and results I ran errands early, grocery stores and picked up my newly strung racquet. I went […]
Traveling to Germany
It was a “hurry up and wait” sort of morning Saturday. I left my Airbnb early, before 6 am (finally saw a sunrise in Spain). Luckily I bought fuel the […]
Auf Widersehen Essen
On the last day in Essen, I practiced some tennis with Jenny Cerff. After tennis we packed up and loaded the car, then finally decided to walk next door to […]
Düsseldorf Shopping Expedition
Today Jenny Cerff and I had a plan (well I had a plan) to go to Düsseldorf, walk the full length of the Konigsallee and then go to the Rhine […]
Essen Champion!
It was a perfect day for tennis today. It was in the 70s, slightly overcast and calm. Jenny Cerff warmed me up and Lyn Mortimer and I started play around […]
Donner und Blitzen & Rain in Essen; Successful Semifinal Day
Thursday began with Thunder (donner) and lightning (blitzen) followed by scattered showers The courts got wet at the club but many people worked hard to dry them off, mostly by […]
Mittwoch Victory in Essen
Today, Wednesday (Mittwoch in German), I played my quarterfinal match against Sabine Robertz, a German player who lives about an hour from the tournament site. She is a quick, steady […]
Successful Start to the German Open
Today was another warm, sunny day in Essen, and I finally played my first match. I played Eldeltraut Horstmann from Germany, a steady, quick lefty. However, she didn’t take any […]
The German Open, Last Practice
After a day off , Jenny Cerff and I hit the practice court today for a final tune-up before the tournament. We had a solid practice. It was another warm […]
Sundaze or The Calm Before the Tournament
It was a mellow sunny Sunday in Essen today. The calm before the tournament.
Dusseldorf
Early practice and a trip to Dusseldorf and the Koningsallee.
Germany: Practicing on the Red Clay
Jenny Cerff and I had a good practice this morning at the ETUF club. The weather has been quite nice, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the […]
Germany!
Quick post before I try to get some jet lagged sleep here… I arrived yesterday into Dusseldorf, Germany (via Frankfurt, from San Diego). My flight was on time to Germany. […]